PE
The Nature of PE
Physical Education plays an integral role within the balanced curriculum offered at Parkdale and it develops pupils’ physical competence and confidence. Through exercise we aim to promote physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle. We hope the enjoyment of exercise and the acquisition of skills will enable the children to continue physical activities into adulthood. We recognise that sport and academic achievement can go hand hand, and the benefits of sport and fitness, are key to physical and mental wellbeing. We are passionate about inclusion in Sport, as we are across our curriculum. Equal access to sport is a key aspect of our PE provision.
Parkdale offers a range of activities, including extra-curricular clubs, for all abilities ranging from Ultimate Frisbee and Hockey to Netball and Athletics. Children are taught the values of determination, respect, courage, teamwork, fairness, pride, resilience, equality and excellence.
We very much encourage positive attitudes towards participation in sport and within school, healthy competition is actively promoted and there are lots of opportunities for children to represent the school with pride in matches, tournaments, festivals and competitions. From September, we will be starting a programme of inter-house sport.
The PE Curriculum
PE/Games lessons provide continuity and a progression of skills including; Acquiring and Developing Skills, Selecting and Applying skills, Tactics and Compositional Ideas, Evaluating and Improving Performance and Knowledge/ Understanding of Fitness and Health.
Children in both Key stages will do 2 hours of PE each week. Swimming is currently provided to children in Years 4, however the provision of Swimming is currently under review and will soon be relaunched to ensure that all children make the best possible progress in this essential life skill and achieve the goals of the School Swimming and Water Safety Charter. Over the last two years our curriculum has significantly evolved. We have been working with our children and teachers to ensure that children are developing the skills and knowledge to access and play competitive games in PE, as well as developing core agility, balance and physical fitness. We decided to focus on key sports that would enable more children to participate and, by focusing on specific sports and progressing our skills, allow us to focus on games and competitions by upper KS2. We hope that this will enable more children to find the sport for them and to ignite a life-long love of sport. Each term we focus upon two key sports, one hour each a week. We will also incorporate a fitness/agility activity ongoing throughout each term, this ensures all children develop these key physical skills and fitness remains a priority. The sports for Autumn are Tag Rugby and Netball, with Circuit training as our fitness ‘thread’. Spring sees a focus on Table Tennis and Tennis, with Dance and Movement, and finally Summer will see us learn Cricket and Athletics, and develop Gymnastic skills and strength. We remain committed to football and continuing the success of our teams, offering football clubs, team training and lunchtime football.
Each term we will hold Tournaments and House competitions, in either of the focus sports, including every child. These competitions are in addition to the various Transform and Gedling competitions that we enter.
Sainsbury’s School Games Mark
The Sainsbury’s School Games Mark is a Government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Schools in England are able to assess themselves across bronze, silver and gold levels of the Mark.
We were awarded the Silver Award for 2014/15. We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded the Gold Award for 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/2019. This is recognition of our commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport. It’s a tough set of criteria to meet and only a small percentage of schools are awarded Gold. After two years of COVID disruption, we were pleased to be awarded Gold again for 2021-22.
PE in action!
PE Notices
Match Report – Y5/6 Athletics
This Sport's report was written by Jacob, Tai and Aayan in Year 6 We are thrilled to announce that the Parkdale Athletics team are now the 4th best Athletics team in the whole of Gedling. This is a big achievement and we are delighted to have had the opportunity to...
Parkdale Dance Affinity After School Club
Chelsea from Dance Affinity came into school a few weeks ago to do a dance workshop for Year 3 and Year 4 children. After Easter she will be offering a PAID after school club in school. The club runs from 3.30pm - 4.15pm. This club is ONLY open to current Parkdale...
Holiday Sports Camp
Please see attached information about a sports camp being held at Parkdale and being run by our fabulous PE providers. Parkdale_Easter
Our PE Team
Mrs Rippon
Hello! Lots of you may know me as the R Bay class teacher. I am passionate about developing a PE curriculum that offers all children the opportunity to enjoy sports. Sport is a big part of my life! I love gravel cycling, hiking, surfing and going to the gym. I am an official for Swim England and enjoy watching my children swim competitively.
Miss Baker
Mr Pattison
Mr Hillier
As well as being Headteacher, I am part of Team P.E. Sport is my passion.I am a Sports Science graduate, an ex-county golfer and international cross-country runner as a student. I am a season ticket holder at Forest and also at Maltby Main in the Northern Counties East League. I am a share holder in Partick Thistle FC in the Scottish Championship, and 1FC Koln in the Bundesliga. I enjoy coaching our schol football teams and teachiing PE to Year 6 most Thursdays.. I love cricket and coach our school team. I am a member of Notts County Cricket Club. My other great sporting love is cycling: I have a collection of bikes, modern and vintage and enjoy riding and training both around home, the wider UK and abroad. My sporting hero is currently Wout van Aert, the awesome Belgian cyclist.
Our Sport-stars in the Community
PE Documents & Resources
Curriculum Information
PE on a page 2023-24 and Action Planning
PE Update letter September 2023
Whole School Curriculum Map and Progression Skills for PE Autumn
Review of PE 2022-23
Swimming Letters January 2024
Primary Sports Funding
Historic Curriculum Information and Reviews
Intent, Implementation and Impact
PE Deeper Review of 21-22 and Action plan for 22-23
PE Subject Review 2021-22 and Development Plan 2022-23
Primary Sports Funding Spending Intent 2022-23
Primary Sports Premium Impact 2021-22
Autumn Term Progression Grids
Spring Term Progression Grids
Whole School Overview 2021
PE on a page 2021
PE Review 2022
Pupil voice questionnaire results 2021
Useful Links
Promoting sport in the community
Cricket – https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars
Athletics – https://www.miniathletics.com/mini-athletics-nottingham-and-loughborough-summary/
Rugby – Is your child interested in joining a Rugby club?
Gymnastics – http://https://robinhoodgymnastics.co.uk/
Table Tennis – https://sycamoretabletennis.academy/
Swimming – http://https://www.swimming.org/eastmidland/nottinghamshire-swimming-clubs/
Basketball – https://nottinghamwildcats.com/cobras-basketball-club/
Inspiring girls to take up sport